Graphene Latest News and Updates
Wacker Chemical is set to present a new XRF-based method for measuring extractable silicone from release coatings at Tape Week 2026, a process advance aimed at improving quality control and reducing testing complexity for coated paper, film and specialty substrates.
CATL said on April 21, 2026, that sodium-ion batteries are ready for mass production this year, a move that could loosen pressure on lithium, copper and graphite supply chains if the chemistry proves durable at scale.
Graphene Manufacturing Group appointed a former Rio Tinto technical executive on April 22, 2026, and said its Gen 2.0 graphene plant in Queensland remains on track for completion by the end of June.
Graphene Manufacturing Group said on April 15 that its graphene aluminium-ion battery cells doubled energy density to 49 Wh/kg, while maintaining six-minute charging performance over hundreds of cycles. The company says customer testing is planned for 2026 and small commercial production for 2027, but the program remains at battery technology readiness level 4.
Terra Innovatum and Mersen said they successfully manufactured and validated a graphite reactor core prototype for the SOLO micro-reactor, marking a manufacturing readiness step tied to first deployment targeted for 2027.
UC Santa Barbara researchers say they have identified the quantum mechanism behind hot-carrier degradation in silicon chips, showing that a single energetic electron can trigger bond breaking at the silicon-oxide interface.
